Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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H0USING
1. .INSPECTION OF DWELLING HOUSES DURING THE YEAR:-
(1) (a) Total Number of dwelling houses
incepected for, housing defects (under Public
Health or ???) 268
(b) Number of ??ions made for the purpose
(2) Number of dweling-houses (exclusive of
those refered to under the preceding
sub-head) found not to be in all respects
reasonably fit for human habitation 108
2. REMEDY OP DEFECTS DURING THE YEAR WITHOUT SERVICE
OF FORMAL NOTICES:-
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered
fit in consequence of informal action
by the Local Authority or their Officers 86
3. ACTION UNDER STATUTORY POWERS DURING THE YEAR:-
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 And 16 of
the Housing Act, 1956:-
Nill.
B. -Proceedings under Public Health Acts;-
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect
of which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 14
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which
defects were remedied after service of
formal Notices:-
(a) By Owners 5
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners
C. -Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of
the Housing Act, 1936;-
Nil.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP FOOD.
Pood and Drugs Act, 1938.
The following table indicates the samples taken during the year 1943:-
NUMBER EXAM NED | I NUMBER ADULTER-ATED ETC. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal | Formal | Total | Informal | Formal | Total | |
Milk | 60 | 60 | ||||
Milk Powder (Skimmed) | 1 | 1 | ||||
Milk (Condensed) | ||||||
Butter | 9 | 9 | ||||
Margarine | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||
Lard | 8 | 8 | ||||
Cheese | ||||||
Cooking Fat | 1 | 1 | ||||
Malted Milk Tablets | 2 | 2 | ||||
Black Pudding | 1 | 1 | ||||
• | 31 | 60 | 91 | 8 | 8 |
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